2022 Women's Major Softball
National Championship
August 3-7, Stratford, CT
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| Awards |
| Joan Joyce - Outstanding Pitcher Award |
| Sarah Lawton - Stratford Brakettes |
| Allyson Rioux - Defensive Award |
| Angelino Barbero - Kaboom |
| Micki Stratton - MVP Award |
| Jana Sanden - Stratford Brakettes |
| Pat Dufficy - Home Run Champion |
| Madison Fitzgerald - Select Brakettes (3) |
| Diane Schumacher - Batting Champion |
| Lindsay Walters - Kaboom (.700) |
| Danni Kemp Sportsmanship Award |
| Kaitlyn Flood and Katie Sciglimpaglia |
All-Tournament Team
| C Harleigh Kaczegowicz, Junior Brakettes C Kaitlyn Flood, Stratford Brakettes 1B Cassi Barbato, Stratford Brakettes 2B Jana Sanden, Stratford Brakettes 3B Claire Thomas, Maryland Chill SS Mac Stone-Folmar, Stratford Brakettes OF Meg McFarland, Stratford Brakettes OF Julia Shields, Stripes & Strikes OF Aliya Catanzarita, Stratford Brakettes UT Madison Fitzgerald, Select Brakettes UT Alexis Michon, CT Freedom UT Lindsay Walters, Kaboom UT Lindsey Hunt, Stripes & Strikes P Tori Grifone, Kaboom P Jen Shellhammer, Stripes & Strikes P Courtney Wyche, Stripes & Strikes P Sarah Lawton, Stratford Brakettes |
2022 WMS Tournament Results
| 1 | Stratford Brakettes | 4-1 |
| 2 | Stripes & Strikes | 4-2 |
| 3 | Kaboom NJ | 3-2 |
| 4 | Select Brakettes | 2-2 |
| Connecticut Freedom | 3-2 | |
| Junior Brakettes | 1-2 | |
| Maryland Chill | 2-2 | |
| New Hampshire Comets | 0-2 | |
| Diamond Zone | 0-2 | |
| CT Impact 23U | 0-2 |
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| Stratford Brakettes, Champions |
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| Stripes and Strikes, 2nd Place |
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| Kaboom NJ, 3rd Place |
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| Select Brakettes, 4th Place |
| About the Awards The individual awards, based on bracket play, presented at the Women's Major Softball National Championship tournament, have been named in honor of five former Brakettes who are National Hall of Famers, plus a special Sportsmanship Award. They are as follows: |
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Joan Joyce - Outstanding Pitcher Joan, who passed away March 26, 2022, was second in total wins (429-27) and first in career strikeouts (5,677) in her 17-year career that produced eight MVP awards and six team batting titles. |
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Allyson Rioux - Defensive Award The late, former Westhill High and UMass standout from Stamford, Allyson was the MVP of the 1985 tournament in Lansing, MI, and one of the slickest fielders in team history. She was inducted into the ASA Hall of Fame in 2009. |
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Micki Stratton - MVP Award Rosemary "Micki" Macchietto Stratton was a former three-time team batting champion and the first Brakettes player inducted into the ASA National Hall of Fame. |
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Pat Dufficy - Home Run Champion A 19-year veteran of the Brakettes, Trumbull's Pat Dufficy leads in most team career offensive categories, including games played (1,112), hits (1177), runs (788), RBI (752) and triples (80). Pat Dufficy's longstanding record of 91 career home runs was broken in 2014 by Denise Denis who finished her career with 135. |
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Diane Schumacher - Batting Champion A native of West Springfield, MA, Diane Schumacher played with the Brakettes from 1976-86 and during that span won five team batting championships. |
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Danni Kemp Sportsmanship Award, is presented in memory of the talented Brakettes infielder who passed away from a brain tumor after the 2016 season. The award is presented to a member of the Stratford Brakettes, based on the regular and WMS seasons and selected by a panel. |